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Masone, Genoa, Liguria, Italy i
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Masone Commune
Genoa Metropolitan City
Liguria Administrative Region
Italy Country

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Masone	Commune
Genoa	Metropolitan City
Liguria	Administrative Region
Italy	Country

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Type:

Commune

Largest Settlements:

Place	Population
Masone	3,316 (2014)

Mindat Locality ID:

55462

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:55462:9

GUID (UUID V4):

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French:

Masone, Gênes, Ligurie, Italie

German:

Masone, Genua, Ligurien, Italien

Italian:

Masone, città metropolitana di Genova, Liguria, Italia

Russian:

Мазоне, Генуя, Лигурия, Италия

Simplified Chinese:

马索内, 热那亚, 利古里亞, 意大利

Spanish:

Masone, Génova, Liguria, Italia

Armenian:

Մազոնե, Լիգուրիա, Իտալիա

Basque:

Masone, Liguria, Italia

Belarusian:

Мазонэ, метрапольны горад Генуя, Лігурыя, Італія

Bulgarian:

Мазоне, Лигурия, Италия

Catalan:

Masone, Gènova, Ligúria, Itàlia

Cebuano:

Masone, Liguria, Italya

Dutch:

Masone, Genua, Ligurië, Italië

Esperanto:

Masone, Metropola Urbo Ĝenovo, Ligurio, Italio

Farsi/Persian:

مازون, جنوا, لیگوریا, ایتالیا

Hungarian:

Masone, Liguria, Olaszország

Interlingua:

Masone, Liguria, Italia

Japanese:

マゾーネ, ジェノヴァ, リグーリア州, イタリア

Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):

Мазоне, Лигурия, Италия

Latin:

Maso, Urbs metropolitana Genuensis, Liguria, Italia

Ligurian:

Mason, Zena, Liguria, Italia

Lombard:

Masone, Liguria, Italia

Malay:

Masone, Metropolitan City of Genoa, Liguria, Itali

Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:

Masone, Liguria, Italia

Neapolitan:

Masone, Liguria, Italia

Piedmontese:

Masone, Sità metropolitan-a 'd Génoa, Liguria, Italia

Polish:

Masone, Genua, Liguria, Włochy

Portuguese:

Masone, Génova, Ligúria, Itália

Romanian:

Masone, Liguria, Italia

Serbian:

Masone, Лигурија, Италија

Serbo-Croatian:

Masone, Metropolitanski grad Genova, Ligurija, Italija

Sicilian:

Masone, Liguria, Italia

South Azerbaijani:

مازون, ایتالیا

Tarantino:

Masone, Liguria, Itaglie

Turkish:

Masone, Metropolitan City, Ligurya, İtalya

Ukrainian:

Мазоне, Генуя, Лігурія, Італія

Uzbek (Latin Script):

Masone, Italiya

Vietnamese:

Masone, Thành phố đô thị Genova, Liguria, Ý

Volapük:

Masone, Litaliyän

Waray:

Masone, Liguria, Italya

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9 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Actinolite

Formula: ◻Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂

References:

Minerals found personally in the ophiolites and rodingites present in Masone. The locations of discovery are: I Piani San Pietro - Valle Stura Cascata del Serpente - Valle PestumoIdentified by Romolo Pinelli: Visual Identification

ⓘ Actinolite var. Smaragdite ?

Formula: Ca₂(Mg,Fe²⁺,Cr)₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂

References:

ⓘ Aragonite

Formula: CaCO₃

References:

I personally found these minerals, going to look for them in the area I Piani Cascata del Serpente Valle SturaIdentified by Romolo Pinelli: Visual Identification, Optical Analysis

ⓘ 'Asbestos'

References:

I personally found these minerals, going to look for them in the area I Piani Cascata del Serpente Valle SturaIdentified by Romolo Pinelli: Visual Identification, Optical Analysis

ⓘ Calcite

Formula: CaCO₃

References:

I personally found these minerals, going to look for them in the area I Piani Cascata del Serpente Valle SturaIdentified by Romolo Pinelli: Visual Identification, Optical Analysis

ⓘ 'Chlorite Group'

Locality: I Piani, Masone, Genoa, Liguria, Italy

References:

Antofilli, Mario, Borgo, Emilio, Palenzona, Andrea (1983) I nostri minerali : geologia e mineralogia in Liguria (1st ed.). Sagep Editrice.

ⓘ Diopside

Formula: CaMgSi₂O₆

Locality: I Piani, Masone, Genoa, Liguria, Italy

References:

Antofilli, Mario, Borgo, Emilio, Palenzona, Andrea (1983) I nostri minerali : geologia e mineralogia in Liguria (1st ed.). Sagep Editrice.

ⓘ Epidote

Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe³⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)

References:

I personally found these minerals, going to look for them in the area I Piani Cascata del Serpente Valle SturaIdentified by Romolo Pinelli: Visual Identification, Optical Analysis

ⓘ 'Garnet Group'

Formula: X₃Z₂(SiO₄)₃

References:

I personally found these minerals, going to look for them in the area I Piani Cascata del Serpente Valle SturaIdentified by Romolo Pinelli: Visual Identification, Optical Analysis

ⓘ Opal

Formula: SiO₂ · nH₂O

Locality: I Piani, Masone, Genoa, Liguria, Italy

References:

Antofilli, Mario, Borgo, Emilio, Palenzona, Andrea (1983) I nostri minerali : geologia e mineralogia in Liguria (1st ed.). Sagep Editrice.

ⓘ Pyrite

Formula: FeS₂

References:

I personally found these minerals, going to look for them in the area I Piani Cascata del Serpente Valle SturaIdentified by Romolo Pinelli: Visual Identification, Optical Analysis

ⓘ Quartz

Formula: SiO₂

References:

I personally found these minerals, going to look for them in the area I Piani Cascata del Serpente Valle SturaIdentified by Romolo Pinelli: Visual Identification, Optical Analysis

ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony

Formula: SiO₂

References:

I personally found these minerals, going to look for them in the area I Piani Cascata del Serpente Valle SturaIdentified by Romolo Pinelli: Visual Identification, Optical Analysis

ⓘ 'Tourmaline'

Formula: AD₃G₆ (T₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃X₃Z

References:

Antofilli, Mario, Borgo, Emilio, Palenzona, Andrea (1983) I nostri minerali : geologia e mineralogia in Liguria (1st ed.). Sagep Editrice.

ⓘ Vesuvianite

Formula: Ca₁₉Fe³⁺Al₄(Al₆Mg₂)(◻₄)◻[Si₂O₇]₄[(SiO₄)₁₀]O(OH)₉

Locality: I Piani, Masone, Genoa, Liguria, Italy

References:

Antofilli, Mario, Borgo, Emilio, Palenzona, Andrea (1983) I nostri minerali : geologia e mineralogia in Liguria (1st ed.). Sagep Editrice.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ	Pyrite	2.EB.05a	FeS₂
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Quartz var. Chalcedony	4.DA.05	SiO₂
ⓘ		4.DA.05	SiO₂
ⓘ	Opal	4.DA.10	SiO₂ · nH₂O
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘ	Calcite	5.AB.05	CaCO₃
ⓘ	Aragonite	5.AB.15	CaCO₃
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘ	Epidote	9.BG.05a	(CaCa)(AlAlFe³⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
ⓘ	Vesuvianite	9.BG.35	Ca₁₉Fe³⁺Al₄(Al₆Mg₂)(◻₄)◻[Si₂O₇]₄[(SiO₄)₁₀]O(OH)₉
ⓘ	Diopside	9.DA.15	CaMgSi₂O₆
ⓘ	Actinolite	9.DE.10	◻Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
ⓘ	var. Smaragdite ?	9.DE.10	Ca₂(Mg,Fe²⁺,Cr)₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
Unclassified
ⓘ	'Asbestos'	-
ⓘ	'Chlorite Group'	-
ⓘ	'Tourmaline'	-	AD₃G₆ (T₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃X₃Z
ⓘ	'Garnet Group'	-	X₃Z₂(SiO₄)₃

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Actinolite	◻Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Epidote	(CaCa)(AlAlFe³⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
H	ⓘ Opal	SiO₂ · nH₂O
H	ⓘ Vesuvianite	Ca₁₉Fe³⁺Al₄(Al₆Mg₂)(◻₄)◻[Si₂O₇]₄[(SiO₄)₁₀]O(OH)₉
H	ⓘ Actinolite var. Smaragdite	Ca₂(Mg,Fe²⁺,Cr)₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
B	Boron
B	ⓘ Tourmaline	AD₃G₆ (T₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃X₃Z
C	Carbon
C	ⓘ Aragonite	CaCO₃
C	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Actinolite	◻Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Aragonite	CaCO₃
O	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
O	ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Diopside	CaMgSi₂O₆
O	ⓘ Epidote	(CaCa)(AlAlFe³⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
O	ⓘ Opal	SiO₂ · nH₂O
O	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Tourmaline	AD₃G₆ (T₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃X₃Z
O	ⓘ Vesuvianite	Ca₁₉Fe³⁺Al₄(Al₆Mg₂)(◻₄)◻[Si₂O₇]₄[(SiO₄)₁₀]O(OH)₉
O	ⓘ Garnet Group	X₃Z₂(SiO₄)₃
O	ⓘ Actinolite var. Smaragdite	Ca₂(Mg,Fe²⁺,Cr)₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
Mg	Magnesium
Mg	ⓘ Actinolite	◻Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
Mg	ⓘ Diopside	CaMgSi₂O₆
Mg	ⓘ Vesuvianite	Ca₁₉Fe³⁺Al₄(Al₆Mg₂)(◻₄)◻[Si₂O₇]₄[(SiO₄)₁₀]O(OH)₉
Mg	ⓘ Actinolite var. Smaragdite	Ca₂(Mg,Fe²⁺,Cr)₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ Epidote	(CaCa)(AlAlFe³⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
Al	ⓘ Vesuvianite	Ca₁₉Fe³⁺Al₄(Al₆Mg₂)(◻₄)◻[Si₂O₇]₄[(SiO₄)₁₀]O(OH)₉
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Actinolite	◻Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
Si	ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony	SiO₂
Si	ⓘ Diopside	CaMgSi₂O₆
Si	ⓘ Epidote	(CaCa)(AlAlFe³⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
Si	ⓘ Opal	SiO₂ · nH₂O
Si	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
Si	ⓘ Vesuvianite	Ca₁₉Fe³⁺Al₄(Al₆Mg₂)(◻₄)◻[Si₂O₇]₄[(SiO₄)₁₀]O(OH)₉
Si	ⓘ Garnet Group	X₃Z₂(SiO₄)₃
Si	ⓘ Actinolite var. Smaragdite	Ca₂(Mg,Fe²⁺,Cr)₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Actinolite	◻Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
Ca	ⓘ Aragonite	CaCO₃
Ca	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
Ca	ⓘ Diopside	CaMgSi₂O₆
Ca	ⓘ Epidote	(CaCa)(AlAlFe³⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
Ca	ⓘ Vesuvianite	Ca₁₉Fe³⁺Al₄(Al₆Mg₂)(◻₄)◻[Si₂O₇]₄[(SiO₄)₁₀]O(OH)₉
Ca	ⓘ Actinolite var. Smaragdite	Ca₂(Mg,Fe²⁺,Cr)₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
Cr	Chromium
Cr	ⓘ Actinolite var. Smaragdite	Ca₂(Mg,Fe²⁺,Cr)₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Actinolite	◻Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
Fe	ⓘ Epidote	(CaCa)(AlAlFe³⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
Fe	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
Fe	ⓘ Vesuvianite	Ca₁₉Fe³⁺Al₄(Al₆Mg₂)(◻₄)◻[Si₂O₇]₄[(SiO₄)₁₀]O(OH)₉
Fe	ⓘ Actinolite var. Smaragdite	Ca₂(Mg,Fe²⁺,Cr)₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂

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Wikipedia:	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masone
Wikidata ID:	Q265311
GeoNames ID:	6540561

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References

Antofilli, Mario, Borgo, Emilio, Palenzona, Andrea (1985) I nostri minerali : geologia e mineralogia in Liguria (2nd ed.). Edizioni Melita.

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